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On the reading front, I’ve been trying to stick to pulp by known authors, things I know I’ll be able to get through quickly. I’ve read Field Gray, which wasn’t the best Bernie Gunther novel, but it catches me up to Prague Fatale, the first novel I read in the series. I also read The […]

The Arnold City Library has removed all of their signs prohibiting firearms. The signs in the parking lot, which had no legal standing, have been replaced with visually similar signs declaring it a tobacco and smoke free campus (after all, there must be signs prohibiting something). Given the conservative, gun-friendly electorate of the city, it […]

I briefly thought that hiking or biking every day to train for the hikes I’ll be making in August would be a good idea. And it is. However, my next hike was five days later. Nevertheless, I have been hiking more than I usually do, and already I can tell it’s making a difference. I […]

There is evidently a release date (November 14) for Oathbringer, the third installment of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive. The first two were excellent, even if the world is a remarkably weird one, and I am a little sad that I have to wait a couple years between each book. It’s still seven months away, but […]

I have reached the point of being able to make a decent pizza crust from scratch. The trick hasn’t really been a matter of mixing a good dough recipe or spreading it out properly, but how to bake it properly. A crust that is baked all the way through is hard and too crunchy. But […]